Public Utilities
Water
Watch

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 95% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.2 (
-1.1),
11.6 (
-0.4),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a 6% change since the last report on
December 21, 2007.
The median capacity for the current month is
96%,
average capacity is89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2006)

Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets

Current year to date:
34.13 inches [
8.84]

Monthly total to date:
3.3229 year
December average rainfall:
3.35

Median drought year average through
December: 32.81[
8.09]

Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average: -16.78[
-1.92]
(
December31)